My Demon's Souls experience was in a bubble, and I'll always be grateful for that opportunity. In my early years of reviewing I got a very advanced copy of the game, and went in completely blind, with only my knowledge of RPGs, action games, and King's Field to go off of.

Months after release it was a pretty big hit, even more so once people took to Dark Souls two years later, but to me, none of the follow-ups compared to the most untamed Souls game of Demon's.